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Navigating the Maze: Key Governance Practices for Complex Structures
One of the most rewarding – and challenging – features of Australia’s not-for-profit sector is its diversity. With that diversity comes a...
David Bartlett
Aug 53 min read


Mistakes Boards make with BIG Decisions
Over a career of more than 40 years there has been ample opportunity to be involved in the making of some BIG decisions at Board level,...

David Bartlett
Nov 20, 20244 min read


Effective leadership coaching - what to look for
Resolve has been engaged in both Board and Executive leadership coaching. When considering a coach for your own leadership journey, here...

David Bartlett
Sep 12, 20242 min read


Board Retreats - Why have them?
A Board Retreat is one of those things that is so beneficial to an organisation, it’s Board and also to individual Board Members. Yet...

Paul Campey
Sep 5, 20242 min read


Calling More Board Members
It has been an issue for quite some time for many schools to find sufficient, high quality Board members who are passionate about the...

Paul Campey
Jul 18, 20243 min read


Characteristics of an ideal Board Chair
When your Board is looking for its next board chair, reflect and consider the character of the people around the Board table and resist...

David Bartlett
Jul 5, 20242 min read


Addressing Board Dysfunction
Board dysfunction can be a tricky topic - most of us can identify it but how do we fix it ? At Resolve we have summarised the following...

David Bartlett
Apr 11, 20242 min read


Why your next Strategic Plan needs Agility
We certainly hope that we are now travelling in a post pandemic world, having spent the best part of 3 years being disrupted across all...

David Bartlett
Jun 8, 20235 min read


12 Principles for Developing Policy
During a career spanning more than 30 years working across the schooling sectors, I’ve come across more than my fair share of good, bad...

David Bartlett
Dec 13, 20226 min read


Performing a staff wellbeing audit
Ensuring staff wellbeing is monitored and issues addressed in a timely and sensitive manner is a key leadership skill. It's easy for...

David Bartlett
Sep 2, 20222 min read


Becoming a great Principal
Have you found yourself appointed as a new Principal of a school community and are wondering what to do now ? School Principals...

David Bartlett
May 12, 20222 min read


Authentic Conversations
The Problem All organisations have a culture that is impacted actively or inactively by the behaviours of people in the organisation, and...

David Bartlett
Sep 22, 20212 min read


Leadership Blindspots
Good leaders become great by skilfully managing their own vulnerabilities. The role of blind spots is to mediate between the poles of...

David Bartlett
May 26, 20151 min read


10 Best Decisions a Leader can make
The 10 Best Decisions a Leader Can Make by Bill Farrell. Many of the following items sound obvious but are important for leaders to be...

David Bartlett
Oct 21, 20131 min read


Rethink your default leadership reactions
When I was young one of my mother’s favourite expressions was “If in doubt, don’t!” In leadership there are many occasions when you are...

David Bartlett
Jan 17, 20132 min read


Do I need to be Super Human to be a Leader?
Just because you don’t manage staff, doesn’t mean you can’t be a leader… Think about the people that you have worked with who don’t...

David Bartlett
Nov 29, 20122 min read


Board Member training and professional development
The world has changed forever, and will continue to change at a dizzying pace in the area of Information and Communication Technology....

David Bartlett
Nov 26, 20124 min read


The danger of “Mission Drift”
“Change before you have to.” Jack Welch The generational handover of the sector — one not for profit organisation at a time — is well...

David Bartlett
Oct 18, 20123 min read


Finishing well – having a board member exit strategy
As Not for Profit consultants we have had the opportunity to be involved in a volunteer capacity to serve as a director on a number of...

David Bartlett
Oct 2, 20125 min read


Leadership traits that will wreck your career
Most of us live with flaws in our leadership. Good leaders learn to surround themselves with people who can supplement and complement...

David Bartlett
Oct 2, 20122 min read
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